Alexis Bledel's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Gilmore Girls Rory Gilmore Us & Them Stacey

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Post Grad 2008 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2006 - Life is Short 2005 - Sin City 2005 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2004 - Bride & Prejudice 2002 - Tuck Everlasting 1998 - Rushmore

BIOGRAPHY:

Houston, Texas native Alexis Bledel made her television debut in "Gilmore Girls" (2000), after spending years in front of the camera as a model. Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater in Houston when she was 8 years old, hoping it would help their daughter overcome her shyness. She went on to perform in productions of Our Town, The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin, and later was scouted in a local mall to model. She began her modeling career while still in high school, traveling all over to locations like Tokyo, Milan, New York and Los Angeles. After graduating, she enrolled at NYU as a film major. In the Spring of 2000, Bledel landed a manager through her modeling agency and headed to Los Angeles for her first pilot season, where she quickly landed the coveted role of Rory on "Gilmore Girls" (2000). When she's not working, Bledel enjoys writing, reading, shooting photography, going to the movies and spending time with her family.


TRIVIA:

• Her modeling career ended when she was in winter and the photographer splashed cold water in her face.
• She hates coffee and, while her character "Rory" on _"Gilmore Girls" (2000)_ (qv) consumes it daily, she drinks coca-cola out of the supposed coffee mugs.
• In between scenes on the _"Gilmore Girls" (2000)_ (qv), she heads to her trailer and practices on a keyboard.
• Started modeling at 14.
• Her favorite band now is 'Evanescence' (qv).
• Is a graduate of the Page Parkes Center of modeling and acting.
• Adopted a Maltese-chihuahua mix dog named Sophie
• Didn't grow up speaking English, she learned it in school.